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Bowlmor AMF-Brunswick deal made sense for both parties, sale prospects for Retail Products business hard to figure, equity analyst says

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 7/24/2014, 9:00 AM
Bowlmor AMF-Brunswick deal made sense for both parties, sale prospects for Retail Products business hard to figure, equity analyst says
Rob Plaza, a senior equity analyst with Key Private Bank in Cleveland, appearing on CNBC earlier this year. Photo courtesy Rob Plaza.
The Bowlmor AMF-Brunswick deal made sense for both parties, but sale prospects for Brunswick’s Retail Products business are hard to figure, an equity analyst who has studied the deal told 11thFrame.com. As I wrote up here, Brunswick announced in a news release last Thursday that it has agreed to sell its Retail Bowling business (85 bowling centers) to Bowlmor AMF for $270 million, and intends to sell its Bowling Products business (balls, machines, lanes, etc.) by the end of 2014. “...

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